Addresses questions about health care in the United States, discussing who provides, pays for, and regulates health care, the problems of inefficiency and inequity, and related political issues, and looking at health care services around the world.
Many Americans believe that people who lack health insurance somehow get the care they really need. Care Without Coverage examines the real consequences for adults who lack health insurance.
Yet, personal or local stories do not provide a comprehensive nationwide picture of our access to health care. Now, this book offers the long-awaited health equivalent of national economic indicators.
Foundations for a Changing Health Care System Seth B. Goldsmith. Case Study 12-2 CREDIT CRUNCH CASE The financial crisis that led to the US government's $700 billion bailout on October 3, 2008, was also on a much smaller scale a crisis ...
Delivering Health Care in America, Third Edition provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the basic structures and operations of one of the largest sectors of the U.S. economy. With...
This book will serve as a vital resource for both sponsors and producers of systematic reviews of comparative effectiveness research.
... as they are here, technically there is a distinction between the two: Complementary treatments are used together with conventional medicine; alternative interventions are used instead of conventional medicine (Barnes et al. 2008).
This intriguing book focuses on the overlapping area between policy sciences and health care studies, particularly the cost, access, and quality of health care.
"A visionary investigation that will change the way we think about health care- how and why it is failing, why expanding coverage will actually make things worse, and how our health care can be transformed into a transparent, affordable, ...
An essential text for providing an overview of the professional, political, social, and economic forces that shape the U.S. health care system. Health Care USA, Third Edition offers a clear...
Crisis in Health Care